Mar. 11—Three words summed up Cincinnati Reds hitting coach Alan Zinter's feelings after the two-game sweep by the Atlanta Braves in the Division Series last season: "That was quick."
The Braves shut out the Reds 1-0 and 5-0, ending the first winning season for the Reds since 2013.
"The first game, we had almost 10 opportunities to score runs," Zinter said. "It's the beautiful thing about baseball. In that first inning, first and third, nobody out, Joey (Votto) hits a hard ground ball right at the first baseman. (Eugenio) Suarez hits one right the shortstop.